Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-28
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y. Y, Nov. %. says: surrogate Tayior OF Frapknn
County. wih soon ta.e upthe wal OF she late ex-
Nice-PrcSacent WIN. A. Wheeler Its validity Is 20
pe contested with great energy. and for . man
wne was supposed 10 De almost kinle>s the num-
Der OF hefrs-at-law who have teen fcuun Is siuply
astonishing Mr. wheele-s fortune amcaoss 10
$4,000 or sso.ooo. aud yet sene nsty claimants
have been discovered and cfted 90 appear b<fsas
the surrogate on December next whsnths wills
70 10 offered for PROBATE. Considering that Ma
Wheeler was wifeless and childless snd thar hss
was that he hsd no one 20 inherft his home,
this number OF unknown, alleged reistfves naiu-
charactenstics % MT. wheeier that RS afTecrsos
for hts home ~e almost a morfad panHtoa, -
literally lived and died on the spot where hewas
the Old mcrtgaeed costave. the only iegscy HE
father left him. No sum OF money could nave
haps 900 OF snooo for the inoss cstiy struetur,
which could have been rearea IN its piace Nov
m rnaI esI :, aSnS me last yss Of b. me
came 20 him In connection with approaching
Death was that his home must BE- sold 60 .
against the OF hts library and pers ,nai erect
and many were the souvenirs that callers NJ
ce.yed nom him 90 prevent realization Of such
contingency. Moreover. memorandsm directer
70 nls exeutors aud referred u In his will directs
them 70 distribute these belongings among friends
who are specined But Mr. Mheeier was fosVvt-
fnl IN his latter days and NOT few of these re-
inemprances so bequeathed are found 20 have
been given and delivered 70 others before his
Mr.. Wheeler was one OF the mosf punctflious az
men In all business matters, and had BEEN gov
sense Ils viii ia thereiore. a strange one IN
provisions are, briefly, as follows: To his cousin,
DIT Alfred Wheeler, OF Greenvine, Pa, all ms solid
silNerware and 5000, less 81 800 slready adj
vanced; 20 his cousin Xenopnun Wheeler on
Chattanooga, Tenn, ali OF his plated sffverwarp.
Wheeler, his gold watch and chain, with a re-
quest that he bequeath them 20 his son: 20 Re<Sev
Shsmoers his faithful housekeeper and nurss.
gregational church OF Malone, an OF his clothing
and wearing apparel: 10 the Presbyterian Com
Bible society, 5000; 20 the American Board of
Commissioners OF Foreign Missions, 1000 Tue
Presbyterian Committed OF Home Missions is the
residuary legatee so that Its benefaction n the
VIII be sustained. without the expenditure Of any
large sum IN the contest and I'm also that the
testator's PHYSICIANS bill shall not be allowed aG
$4,000. The VIII was executed March 80 1854 or
aboat fourteen months before death.
no such organization as the presbyterian CON-
m.ttee" OF Home Missions ana that the gross
a man as Mr. Wheeler OF making Miss Chaiubrrs
a beneficiary under the WILL a witness 20 t. She
has, however, assigned her legacy 20 Tie executor
so rs TO become a competent witness
The grounds OF contest mentioned In the answer
20 the petition for leave 20 PROBATE are that Mr.
not MS and ev VARIOUS ob w us, snr =
like nature, but principally that he was incoupe-
tent when the instrument was executed 70 legally
be relied upon largely 10 sustain this Allegation
IL Will be urged that, In his right mind Mr. whee-
her would have been incapable OF committing the
blunders which IL VIII insisted that the Internal
evidence OF the WIN itseif disclose. Miss ,ham-
bers VIII be piled with questions TO show Mr.
Wheeler's condition and habits during the lart
years OF his lie, as also win De MISS Fanny Wood
COUSIN. who was his amanuensis and attendant
for a part CT the time within few years Of HIS
with him almost constantly nyht ana day az
friend and adviser for the three or four years pre-.
II IS thought that the inclination OF surrogate
Taylor VIII be 10 sustain the validity or the VIII
uniees a Too Gear case shah he made az ainst Il,
the General Term with the h0,e that The mafter
may be sent back for trial before a Jury. The
developments then would Iurrish no end OF food
for gossip. The contestants are disposed 70 spare
10 re search. even 70 the innernos- r1races Of Nr.
Whesers life, ana would raise every possfi,ls
question concerning ms habiis-esyeclslly as 70
his alleged use OF Inorphne-in order TO establish
his incCm7etcncy.
All Oh the neiTS-at-law are aching In accord. ar0
are lighting together against the VIII but n is
should DC broken they would probably soon oe
oind striving with equal hirteriess against each
other Seven-egatils II the estate CONSISTS OF per-
sonaf property, ana the law seems 70 provide thar
! such property shall 20 10 tie next OF I'm While
only the real estate Is shared by tie heirs-ar-laW
In general The next " kin IN this casefs an
uncle, n Mr.. woodward, or Aaic-e VINO IL feeuio
and past eighty years OF age. Re a. IN almost des
utute circumstances S.sOuid the .vf, De broken
the question Will t once arise ne no perty
vested 10 M. Woniward The mofnenV TINT NJ.
Wheeler died. or whether he becoraes erritied 70
IL only amer tie courts have set asfd- N win he-
cause, 81 the former view prevails Jael Mr.. Mosd-
warf's would succeed 10 his rfgsts Tor erar-
moi live uuti the case Is decided wuiie II the ia
ter construction Obtains, s5ne 90 The Other heirs
would be benefited This Is on the assur p.fon hat
the personal estate goes without question 10 Jha
next OF KIN, though that viii he 10y no means con-
ceded and the Issue VIII be- RAISED whct aer cfsfr-
button should not be per capita, instead OF per
stripes. Most OF the bar on Franklin Cornry 10
already employed In the case. ana other memben
are likely 10 become associated with them bpftlre
Tie light Is over. The amount invo,rea Is the
Iryest ever known In eny case IN frlnkii county.
ana how much the Irrigation VIII leave FOR The
legatcrs or The heirs no man can accuratefy ests.
mate.